NGC 6712
DSS image of NGC 6712
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6712, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6712
H I 47, h 3762, GC 4441

Type  Globular Cluster
Magnitude  8.2
Size  7.2'
Right Ascension  18h 53' 4.3"  (2000)
Declination  8° 42' 21" S
Constellation  Scutum
Description  pB, vL, irr, rrr
Classification  IX
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Jun 20, 2023    Waikoloa, HI (map)
15cm f/5 Newtonian, Primero @ 92x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

Small, bright and obvious, a round 5' diameter haze in rich galactic starfield, not resolved, not particularly concentrated at the core

Andrew Cooper
Jul 19, 2020    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 81x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%

Bright, conspicuous in an extremely rich galactic starfield, 5' diameter, not resolved, modest core

Andrew Cooper
Jun 24, 2020    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 61x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%

Small, rich, a modest core, partially resolved, the extents are lost in a rich galactic starfield

Andrew Cooper
Apr 19, 2012    Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

A modest globular in a rich starfield, about 5' in diameter, not notably condensed at the core

Andrew Cooper
Sep 15, 2002    NASP, Mingus Mtn., AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet

Bright globular in a galactic star field, dense, well defined, not very condensed at the core, fully resolved, IC1295 is 15' E a faint large patch

Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885    Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)

Beautiful resolvable neb.
― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
Other Data Sources for NGC 6712
Nearby objects for NGC 6712
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NGC 6712